Hi Everyone, I would like to start a new New Zealand specific website promoting linux and am looking for comments. The details are below.
The site I wish to start is site similar to http://www.mandrakebizcases.com/ and http://www.microsoft.com/nz/casestudies/default.mspx , in fact MandrakeSoft have given me their custom mandrakebizcases.com 'nuke code and allowed me to use it on my site. It is not designed to be a clone of mandrakebizcases nor will it be distro specific. Mandrakesoft is well aware that the site will be promoting all distros. It will be aimed solely at New Zealand case studies. We all read in publications such as Computer World that large companies like Air New Zealand are now using Linux. This is all very well but I do not think that a small business with 10 employees is likely to be convinced that Linux is the way to go because Air NZ have a server farm running it. They may be convinced if they read about similar sized business in NZ who using Linux and how it has helped them. At the same time I business of all sizes posting case studies including large ones such as Air NZ. What I really need from you to make this site successful is that if you use Linux in your business/organization to post a case study. I think the site will be useful because it will show how Linux is used in real life situations. If you are a linux consultant and/or provider you and your clients will be more than welcome to promote on the site. Please encourage your clients to post. The site is close to being finished and if I gain the support of the Linux community should be up shortly. There is not point putting a site like this up if people are not willing to post case studies especially in this case because it is only aimed at New Zealand I look forward to your comments, Paul
